QUESTION 5
GS2
10 marks
“Pressure groups play a vital role in influencing public policy making in India.” Explain how the business associations contribute to public policies.
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7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
Explain how business associations like FICCI, CII and ASSOCHAM shape public policy in India.
ExplainMake clear how and why it happens: causes, process, and an example for each point.
Demand-wise check
- 1Channels: pre-budget memoranda, consultations, expert committees, research reports, lobbying, media≈30 words
- 2Policy examples: GST design, ease of doing business reforms, insolvency code, PLI schemes≈30 words
- 3Positive: expertise, feedback, investment confidence≈30 words
- 4Concerns: crony capitalism, small firms under-represented, no lobbying law in India≈30 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
Pressure groups in briefChannelsExamplesConcernsConclusion
Where marks usually go
- General note on pressure groups without business associations
- No policy shaped by FICCI, CII or NASSCOM inputs, e.g. GST design or IBC
Draw this
- Flow: association → channel → policy outcome
Value addition
- FactFICCI (1927), ASSOCHAM (1920) and CII (1895 roots, current name 1992) are formally consulted in pre-budget meetings with the Finance Ministry.Ministry of Finance
- ContrastThe US Lobbying Disclosure Act, 1995 requires registration of lobbyists; India has no such law, which raises transparency concerns.US Lobbying Disclosure Act
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 11 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Aditya Srivastava · AIR 1 · Page 15 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 38 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Aditya Srivastava · AIR 1 · Page 5 ↗Same syllabus reference
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